National Museum of Natural History | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/blog/national-museum-of-natural-history/RSS feed for National Museum of Natural HistoryenFri, 03 Mar 2023 19:16:44 +0000Explore Viral Bat Research and More Natural History Programs This Marchhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/03/03/explore-viral-bat-research-and-more-natural-history-programs-this-march/Tune in to programs about the original paleo diet, an environmental film festival and more at the National Museum of Natural History.Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:16:44 +0000Meet the Smithsonian Scientist Venturing to Volcanoes to Understand the Origins of Earth’s Surfacehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/02/28/meet-the-smithsonian-scientist-venturing-to-volcanoes-to-understand-the-origins-of-earths-surface/Elizabeth Cottrell collects rocks and analyzes samples in the lab to help reveal what makes Earth so uniqueTue, 28 Feb 2023 18:06:42 +0000In 1904, Theodore Roosevelt Won a Presidential Election…And a Pair of Ostricheshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/02/20/in-1904-theodore-roosevelt-won-a-presidential-electionand-a-pair-of-ostriches/For President’s Day, learn the story behind the giant birds sent to Washington to celebrate Roosevelt’s reelectionMon, 20 Feb 2023 16:08:18 +0000Five Facts About the Smithsonian’s Sprawling Whale Collection That Will Blow Your Mindhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/02/17/5-facts-about-the-smithsonians-sprawling-whale-collection-that-will-blow-your-mind/This World Whale Day, take a look inside of the National Museum of Natural History’s whale bone repositoryFri, 17 Feb 2023 16:02:55 +0000Clay-Encrusted Microbes Provide Clues to How Early Life Developed on Earth and Potentially Marshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/02/09/clay-encrusted-microbes-provide-clues-to-how-early-life-developed-on-earth-and-potentially-mars/Smithsonian scientists study saline lakes in the Chilean desert to travel back in time to ancient Earth and beyondThu, 09 Feb 2023 20:07:04 +0000Smithsonian Scientists Unearth Signs of an Ancient Climate Calamity Buried Beneath the Seafloorhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/02/02/smithsonian-scientists-unearth-signs-of-an-ancient-climate-calamity-buried-beneath-the-seafloor/The research puts modern oceanic climate change in contextThu, 02 Feb 2023 17:05:55 +00002022 in Review: The Year’s Top Discoveries by Museum Researchershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2023/01/13/2022-in-review-the-years-top-discoveries-by-museum-researchers/An Ichthyosaur graveyard, oyster middens and other headline-grabbing findings by scientists at the National Museum of Natural HistoryFri, 13 Jan 2023 19:29:57 +0000